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P. J. HENRY.

AUTOMOBILE BOX FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1918.

1 ,322, 188. atented Nov. 18, 1919.

' INVENTOR \NiTNESfiES 4%67'064 (I ATTORNEY is often without his licenseor registration UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK J. HENRY, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS,

. 4 TO AUTO LICENSE HOLDER- CO., INC.

AUTOMOBILE-BOX FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Application filed. July 26, 1918. Serial No. 246,913.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. HENRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State ofVermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile BoxFasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles especially adapted for use inmotor 01' other vehicles and is designed to hold cards, operatorslicenses, etc., in a convenient place so as to be readily accessible atall times.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a receptaclehaving a plurality of separate pockets open at. their top and one sideso as to permit of the ready removal or insertion of the contents, eachof said pockets being carried by separate sections hinged together andprovided with spring flanges so that they may be folded one against theother and frictionally held in such position, one of such sect-ionscarrying a cover which is adapted to form a closure for the open ends ofboth of the pockets.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of this classwhich is neat and attractive in appearance, simple of construction andcapable of being easily attached in position and when so attached willprovide a convenient receptacle for the above and other purposes.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists of thefollowing novel combination and arrangement of parts here inafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andspecifically pointed out in' the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle in its closed position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the receptacle open;

Fig. 3 IS a transverse sectional View in p'osltion shown 1n Fig. 1; and

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

In the use of motor vehicles, the operator card owing to no convenientplace being provided for keeping the same with him and is thereforesubject to annoyance or fine by the authorities. It is=for the purposeof overcoming this disadvantage that the following invention isprovided.

In the drawings, there is illustrated a receptacle which includes a pairof memberswhich are adapted to be folded one upon the other to form aclosed receptacle. One of these members 10 is in the form of astationary member, in that it is adapted to be secured to theinstrumentboard or any other convenient place within the vehicle bymeans of the flanges 11, which are provided with apertures 12 for thereception of screws or other fastening devices. The stationary member 10is provided with inturned longitudinal flanges 13 and a transverseflange 14, which are spaced from the, body portion of the member toprovide a'pocket 15, which is open at its side and one end and isdesigned to receive the license or registration card of the operator.

Spaced from the flange 14 is a laterally extending spacing flange 16, towhich is hingedly .secured as shown at 17 a hinged member 18. Thislatter member is also provided with spaced longitudinal flanges 19 and atransverse flange 20, to provide a pocket 21 similar to the pocket 15.

When, the receptacle is in its closed position the flanges 13, 14c and19, 20 are adapted to abut, so as to close the sides of the pockets 15,21, the ends of the said pockets being closed by means of a hingedclosure 22. which is secured to the member 18 by a hinge 23, the saidclosure being co-extensive in width to the flan e 16 so as to extendover both of the pockets.

In order to hold the receptacle in its folded or closed position, themember 18 is provided with longitudinal spring side members 24, whichare adapted to engage longitudinal edges of the stationary member, andto be held in such engagement through the frictional action caused bythe resiliency of these side members. The said member 18 is member,spaced flanges secured thereto to form an open ended pocket, a. hingedmember secured to said stationary member spaced flanges secured to saidhinged member to form a second open ended pocket, a common closure forboth of said pockets and spring flanges carried by one of said membersand extending beyond its pocket for holding the receptacle in closedposition. i

3. A receptacle comprising a stationary member, spaced flanges securedthereto to form an open ended pocket, a hinged member secured to saidstationary member and adapted to be folded against the same, spacedflanges secured to said hinged member to form a second open endedpocket, a

' closure carried by one member and adapted to be folded over the openends of both pockets.

A receptacle comprising a pair of elongated members having their endshingedly secured together and adapted to be folded one againstthe-other, inwardly extending longitudinally disposed flanges locatedalong the edges of each of said sections and spaced from the opposedfaces thereof to provide pockets, said flanges being adapted to contactwhen the receptacle is closed and laterally extending longitudinallydisposed spring flanges projecting beyond the inwardly extending flangesof one section for frictional engagement with the inwardly extendingflanges of the other section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PATRICK J. HENRY.

